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"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck

You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss

"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."

"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein

The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step

Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale

Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather

The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.

Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Etsy love

If you have never gone to Etsy - you need to go.

I have used Etsy for personalizing things for years. It is where I got many of ornaments for the Jesse Tree. I have gotten a lot of personalized things for the kids from there. (Since their names are unique - I have to be creative with school stuff) It is where I got the keychains for Finley's Fighters.

Love, love, love, Etsy.

Today I was on there looking around after I saw on the OTHER addictive site - Pinterest - some really cute Disney hand made dresses. They were so cute.

this is one of my favorites from One Two Three Shop on Etsy

Isn't it AWESOME? I love it. Finley is such a girly girl - I found a ton of cute dresses. I have a friend as well that makes these, and she told me she could make me anything for Finley. So Finley will be stylin this year on vacation.

Today, Finley's playdate got canceled when the little girl got sick, and so she played with the neighbor girls while Mat, Arlington, Arlington's friend "C", and Cainan all went bowling. They had a great time this afternoon.

Then this evening we went to see some goldendoodle puppies. I forgot how small Scooby was, and these dogs are 4 weeks older than he was when we brought him home. They are 11 weeks old, and just adorable. We found a puppy that seemed like a good match for Scooby. We took him a long with us so he could sniff the dogs and see how he reacted to a small puppy clawing at him all the time. He did well. We will see how he does when the puppy is on his own turf.

Yes, we are insane. Yes, we are bringing a second dog into our home. We know many people who have two dogs, and have had nothing but positive things to say about it. Yes for awhile it is going to be a bit crazy. But we have a big house, a 4 acre lot in the country, and I am home. If I was working, we wouldn't have even gotten the first puppy.

Scooby is the best dog. Goldendoodles are known for their calm manner, being easily trained, being great with other pets, being great with kids, etc. Golden retrievers and Poodles are the number 2, and number 3 best dogs, and number 1, and number 2 best dogs with kids. So we couldn't go wrong. This dog won't get any bigger than Scooby.

And his name will be Shaggy.

Wednesday we pick him up. The kids are excited. Don't judge me. :) I am already in the insane asylum. What's one more inmate?

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We are a family of 5 living in Massachusetts. Mat and I have been married for 16 years, and we have three children. Arlington is 11 years old, and Finley and Cainan are 8 years old. We adopted Cainan from China when he was 14 months old. He was born with cleft lip and palate level three. This blog started out as our journey to bring him into our family and has turned into our family blog. He and Finley are only 30 days apart!! We love being a blended family, and enjoy sharing about our trials and tribulations through becoming one! Also, our daughter Finley was diagnosed in 2009 with Lebers Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) a rare genetic eye condition that has made her legally blind. Come and read about our proud family!If you want to read Cainan's story, click here:The Pletcher Five Journey Blessings Times Three: Cainan's Story